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Eight Cuban refugees die as boat capsizes off Florida coast
A 30 foot boat carrying at least 21 Cuban asylum seekers capsized 30 miles off Elliott Key in heavy seas. Eight bodies recovered, four missing, nine rescued by a freighter including two children. Survivors clung to the hull for hours as authorities investigated suspected smuggling operators.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Elliott Key
Miami
Coast Guard
Scott Carr
United States
Carr
Key West
Carolinas
Daniel Geoghegan
Border Patrol
Cuba
Caribbean
Florida Keys
South Florida